Candidate · November 3, 2026
Kaylee Peterson
On the ballot for U.S. House · Idaho's 1st District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $279K
- cash on hand
- $24K
- issues with public statements
- 25
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Idaho's 1st District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Her campaign website describes her as a grassroots organizer who has been building her congressional campaign for nearly five years across three election cycles.2 It says she has worked since age 11 and has held jobs across the service economy, from fast food and retail to management.2 It says she managed a local state representative's campaign at age 19.2 It says she enrolled in college at age 30, double-majoring in criminal justice and political science, and served as Chief of Staff for student government and as president of the College of Western Idaho's speech and debate team.2
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to restore trust in government and to fight for working families, and that her campaign is built on the belief that government should work for everyday people rather than corporate donors, political insiders or party machines.2 It says she decided to run after realizing that Idaho struggled to recruit candidates for federal races because working-class candidates often lack financial backing.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitekayleeforcongress.com3
- Facebookfacebook.com/kayleeforcongress3
- Instagraminstagram.com/kayleeforcongress3
- Threadsthreads.com/@kayleeforcongress3
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/kayleeforcongress.bsky.social3
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/kaylee4congress3
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Elections and Government Reform
Her campaign website says she will ban stock trades by members of Congress, their family and associates.4
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Her campaign website says she supports term limits of at most 6 terms in the House and 2 terms in the Senate.4
- Shorter limits, such as three House terms (six years) and two Senate terms (12 years)
- Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber
- No term limits
Her campaign website says she wants to overturn Citizens United, working to ban corporate political dominance at the state level in Idaho until it can be done federally, and to get dark money out of elections and require full transparency.4
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says she will increase corporate tax rates.4
- Raise it, for example to 25% or 28%, or back to the 35% top rate in place before 2018
- Keep it at 21%
- Lower it below 21% (for example, 15% for companies that make products in the US)
Her campaign website says she will remove corporate tax breaks and subsidies.4
- Expand breaks for investment, research and hiring, such as larger research credits for small businesses
- Keep current business tax breaks
- Cut back many of these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates, deficit reduction or other priorities
Her campaign website says she will cut tax rates and regulations on middle-class Americans and local Idaho businesses.4
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Her campaign website says she will repeal right-to-work laws.4
- Pass a national right-to-work law
- Leave it to each state
- Allow union contracts that require fees in every state, overriding state right-to-work laws
Her campaign website says she will protect collective bargaining by securing rights for federal employees and all workers.4
Her campaign website says she is a labor-first, union-first candidate and will aggressively penalize union-busting activities.4
Her campaign website says she will increase the federal minimum wage, benefit packages and overtime protections.4
Agriculture and Rural Life
Her campaign website says federal grants and USDA subsidies should go strictly to family-owned Idaho farmers and local businesses.4
Her campaign website says Congress should have passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and calls for streamlining legal application processes and expanding the number of immigration judges.4
Environment and Public Lands
Her campaign website says Idaho's public lands should be permanently preserved, and its public lands plan says she opposes out-of-state corporate lobbying efforts to privatize, sell off or close down access to federal lands.4,
- Transfer large areas of federal land to the states
- Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing
- Keep federal lands in federal ownership
Health Care
Her campaign website says the health care system needs an overhaul that removes health insurance companies from the equation and moves to a universal single-payer system.4
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
Social Security and Medicare
Her campaign website says she will crack down on corporate Medicare Advantage plans, forcing private insurers to guarantee comprehensive coverage.4
- Expand Medicare Advantage and encourage more private plan options
- Keep current rules
- Tighten rules on what these plans are paid and when they can require approval for care
Her campaign website says Social Security must be guaranteed for future generations with automatic cost-of-living increases that let seniors retire comfortably.4
Education
Her campaign website says public education should be fully federally funded from pre-K through higher education, vocational training, trade schools and professional certifications.4
- No free tuition program
- Free tuition at community colleges
- Free tuition at public colleges and universities
Her campaign website says not a single cent of taxpayer funds should be diverted to private education.4
- Make them available to every family
- Offer them only to some students, such as those from low-income families or with disabilities
- No public money for private school or homeschooling costs
Housing
Her campaign website says large investment firms and hedge funds owning single-family homes is a problem that must be handled at the federal level first, along with revising the tax code and HUD to create incentives for local builders.4
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website says she supports using solar, wind, geothermal and expanded clean nuclear power, but only with strict government oversight and regulations to protect local communities.4
Her campaign website says she opposes allowing large data centers to be built in Idaho, citing their effects on the power and water grids.4
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
Technology, Privacy and AI
Her campaign website says she will fight against warrantless mass surveillance and the unchecked sale of consumer data, and wants tech companies, facial recognition and automated camera systems heavily regulated.4
Abortion and Reproductive Health
Her campaign website says lawmakers should step out of the exam room and listen to women, families and health care professionals, and that personal faith cannot be legislated.4
Immigration
Her campaign website says she wants to shut down private for-profit detention facilities, stop mass deportations and dismantle the current immigration enforcement bureaucracies, and criticizes warrantless arrests and detention without legal representation.4
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.6
| Raised | $279,404 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $260,450 |
| Cash on hand | $24,345 |